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Legislators take up safe boating measures in budget talks

Legislators take up safe boating measures in budget talks

Mount Pleasant resident Morgan Kiser is on a mission to ensure no one is forced to grapple with the trauma she and her mother endured on the water on Sept. 21, 2019. …

by Chris Dixon May 27, 2022May 27, 2022
Eclectic singer Elise Testone to perform at Pour House

Eclectic singer Elise Testone to perform at Pour House

by Chelsea Grinstead May 27, 2022May 27, 2022
Reggie Wilson/Fist and Heel Performance Group harness the ‘POWER’ of Black Shakers

Reggie Wilson/Fist and Heel Performance Group harness the ‘POWER’ of Black Shakers

by Katherine Kiessling May 27, 2022May 27, 2022
Park Circle Pride returns after successful 2021 inauguration

Park Circle Pride returns after successful 2021 inauguration

by Skyler Baldwin May 27, 2022May 27, 2022

OPENING DAY: SPOLETO FESTIVAL USA AND PICCOLO SPOLETO

‘Unholy Wars’ seeks to reframe the Western musical canon

‘Unholy Wars’ seeks to reframe the Western musical canon

‘The Approach’ is an Ouroboros of a mystery

‘The Approach’ is an Ouroboros of a mystery

This year’s Spoleto Festival USA is a matter of time and place

This year’s Spoleto Festival USA is a matter of time and place

Charleston Piccolo Spoleto Festival Guide

Charleston Piccolo Spoleto Festival Guide

News

Friday headlines: Organizers prepare for first full Spoleto Festival after 2 years of pandemic limitations

May 27, 2022May 27, 2022

Busy Atlantic storm season predicted

May 26, 2022May 26, 2022

Environmental advocacy groups hopeful for future after cruise ship plan announcement

May 25, 2022May 25, 2022

‘Devastated’ and ‘angry:’ State leaders react to Texas school shooting

May 25, 2022May 25, 2022

Opinion

Magid: Ukrainians scared the world will move on and forget invasion

by Viktoriya Magid May 26, 2022May 26, 2022

Our View: Our state, federal endorsements for the June 14 primaries

by City Paper Editorial Board May 25, 2022May 24, 2022

Kerr: Support after-school mental health program

by Emily Kerr May 22, 2022May 24, 2022

Our View: Kick Miller out of office in June

by City Paper Editorial Board May 18, 2022May 17, 2022

Cartoons

Ariail: Sine dead

Ariail: Sine dead

May 25, 2022May 24, 2022
Stegelin: Republican primary

Stegelin: Republican primary

May 25, 2022May 24, 2022
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Piccolo/Spoleto 2022

Storm Large brings her cabaret act to the Spoleto stage

News

Wednesday headlines: Biden decries gun violence after at least 22 die in Texas school shooting

Music+Clubs

Eliza Novella works toward a full-bodied ‘vintage indie-pop’

What to do

What to do for the week of May 25

Cuisine

Talking coffee (and more) with Talk Coffee to Me

Talking coffee (and more) with Talk Coffee to Me

May 24, 2022May 24, 2022
Romo to open Italian concept Laura in Summerville

Romo to open Italian concept Laura in Summerville

May 19, 2022May 19, 2022
Baguette Magic ready to cast its spell on the peninsula

Baguette Magic ready to cast its spell on the peninsula

May 18, 2022May 17, 2022

Kaminsky’s Avondale closes to public to focus on production

Baker & Brewer celebrate three years with ‘Spring Fling’

Celebrate 20 years of Palmetto Moon at Firefly

Join Lowcountry Local First’s effort to eat local for the month of May

Culture

High Fidelity: Photographer Hunter Boland

High Fidelity: Photographer Hunter Boland

May 25, 2022May 24, 2022
Béla Fleck brings his bluegrass heart along

Béla Fleck brings his bluegrass heart along

May 23, 2022May 23, 2022

Music on the Green signals summer on Kiawah Island

The artists behind ‘Omar’ are perfectly in tune

Dish dining guide Spring 2022

Where to find a fresh sushi roll in the Lowcountry

Where to find a fresh sushi roll in the Lowcountry

April 20, 2022April 22, 2022
What’s so great about pizza, anyway?

What’s so great about pizza, anyway?

April 20, 2022April 25, 2022
Our go-to restaurants for everything from decadent to down-home fare

Our go-to restaurants for everything from decadent to down-home fare

April 15, 2022April 20, 2022

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New law to give teachers a breather

May 25, 2022May 24, 2022
Blotter

Blotter: Lover’s spat

May 25, 2022May 24, 2022
Piccolo/Spoleto 2022

Syracuse graduate students to cover 2022 Piccolo/Spoleto Festival

May 25, 2022May 24, 2022
DISH DINING GUIDE SPRING 2022
SWIG BAR GUIDE FALL 2021

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Charleston City Paper Vol. 25 Issue 43

Charleston City Paper Vol. 25 Issue 43

Charleston City Paper Vol. 25 Issue 42

Charleston City Paper Vol. 25 Issue 42

Charleston City Paper: Piccolo Spoleto 2022 Official Guide #1

Charleston City Paper: Piccolo Spoleto 2022 Official Guide #1

Charleston City Paper Vol. 25 Issue 41

Charleston City Paper Vol. 25 Issue 41

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